Best of Jerry Garcia CD

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The Very Best of Jerry Garcia - CD

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This special 2-CD collection from J. Garcia Records and Rhino Entertainment salutes one of the most legendary figures in American music, beloved Grateful Dead lead guitarist, vocalist and eternal goodwill ambassador Jerry Garcia. Outside the realm of the Dead, Jerry pursued a broad array of folk, bluegrass, blues, and roots rock side projects that fully enriched his storied career. His solo albums capture the heart & soul as well as the rich talents of this incomparable genius. This deluxe package features an in-depth essay from Blair Jackson, and all tracks have been remastered in HDCD to sound better than ever.

Disc 1, spanning 1972-1982, pulls highlights from all five of Jerry’s studio releases: Garcia, Compliments, Reflections, Cats Under The Stars, and Run For The Roses. Studio classics include “Deal,†“Sugaree,†“The Wheel,†and “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door.â€

Disc 2 boasts more than 76 minutes of rare live gems from a range of Jerry Garcia Band line-ups spanning 1973-1990. This disc includes an unreleased 1979 live version of the classic Beatles tune “Dear Prudence†performed by Reconstruction, a group from which no material has ever been released. Other live highlights on Disc 2 include the Jerry Garcia Band’s interpretations of Peter Tosh’s “The Harder They Comeâ€, and Bob Dylan’s “Positively 4th Street.â€

By ordering from jerrygarcia.com, you will also receive 2 additional discs of bonus material. The first “Twisted Radio Wavesâ€, features in its entirety, a 1972 radio conversation with Jerry presented by Dr. Demento. The 2nd, “More of the Bestâ€, contains three additional never before released live tracks that were considered for this release, including a 6/3/84 performance of “Dire Wolf†by Jerry and John Kahn at the Kabuki Theater in San Francisco.

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Track Listing:

Disc 1 – Studio Tracks

Deal

Bird Song

Sugaree

Loser

The Wheel

Let It Rock

Russian Lullaby

Might As Well

Mission In The Rain

I’ll Take A Melody

Rubin And Cherise – Jerry Garcia Band

Cats Under The Stars – Jerry Garcia Band

Rhapsody In Red – Jerry Garcia Band

Run For The Roses

Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Without Love

Disc 2 - Live Tracks

Catfish John (1973)*

Deep Elem Blues (1987)**

Ripple (1987)**

Positively 4th Street (1975)***

The Harder They Come (1977)***

Gomorrah (1990)***

Dear Prudence (1979)****

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (1990)***

Evangeline (1990)***

Deal (1980)***

* Old & In the Way

** Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band

*** Jerry Garcia Band

**** Reconstruction (previously unreleased)

EXCLUSIVE: More of the Best Track Listing:

1. That’s What Love Will Make You Do – 11:47 (Legion of Mary, 5/21/75)

Jerry Garcia (vocal, guitar), Merl Saunders (keyboards), John Kahn (bass), Ron Tutt, (drums), Martin Fierro, (sax)

2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – 10:14 (Jerry Garcia Band, 7/24/77)

Jerry Garcia (vocal, guitar), Keith Godchaux (piano), John Kahn (bass), Ron Tutt (drums). Donna Jean Godchaux (vocals)

3. Dire Wolf – 3:28 (Jerry Garcia with John Kahn, 6/3/84)

Jerry Garcia (vocal, guitar), John Kahn (bass)